The edge of the Salton Sea, a heavily polluted lake with large geothermal and lithium resources beneath it. Manuel PastorImperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California.
Uniformed members of Trail Life USA present the colors at the Family Research Council's 2018 Values Voter Summit.
This new food pantry opened on Long Island in September 2024. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty ImagesAll major supermarkets and retailers that sell groceries, such as Kroger, Walmart and Costco, give large amounts of food to food banks and pantries. In 2022, retailers donated close to 2 billion pounds of food across the United States, which amounted to US$3.5 billion that year.
For immigrant doctors, the path to permanent residency is fleeting and far from guaranteed. Stefano Spicca/iStock via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: The U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it’s becoming harder for aspiring ones to work and settle in the U.S.
The U.S. has seen a large number of billion-dollar disasters in recent years. AP Photo/Mark ZaleskiMillions of Americans have been watching with growing alarm as their homeowners insurance premiums rise and their coverage shrinks.
In nearly every country that hosts foreign-born citizens, immigration emerges as a lightning rod for controversy. The economic realities of immigration, however, are far more complex than the negative sound bites suggest.
All smiles as Fed Chair Jay Powell signals he's confident he's winning the inflation fight. AP Photo/Ben CurtisIn a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept.
The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe budget crunches. But Denver is piloting a new approach designed to integrate immigrants into the workforce faster.
Running a dairy farm isn't easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income. AP Photo/Charlie NeibergallMilton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene County, Tennessee, told me with a tinge of sadness.
Michael Crichton, the creator of “ER” and author of “Jurassic Park,” died in 2008. So why is his estate suing Warner Bros. now?
It turns out that when Crichton agreed to develop the “ER” series, he kept the right to approve – or not approve – of any sequels. That right didn’t die with him.
